17 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. March 6, 2025 edition.
Welcome to this week's issue of What Economic Developers Need to Know This Week, where we explore the evolving dynamics of our economy.
This week we have 17 tools, stories, graphics, charts, and videos that I think you'll find informative, useful, inspiring, and perhaps even humorous. Some are economic development related directly, and some only indirectly. 🤔
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1) Economic Development and Developers in the News # 185 - Econ dev news from 68 economic development executives and organizations in 22 states.
2) Podcast 163: Understanding What Investors Really Want from Locations with Chris Knight of FT Locations - Zoom Prospector: The tool you know, now under a new brand
3) 20 New Econ Dev Jobs This Week - 20 jobs in 11 states from $31,000 - $200,000
4) 28 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week - The stories Dane thinks you need to see. February 27, 2025 edition.
5) The 40 Under 40 Awards are an economic development initiative that DCI sponsors in partnership with Jorgenson Pace, Inc. Every two years, they take submissions from influential leaders in the economic development profession who are working to support their communities, organizations and the industry itself. Here are this year's winners.
6) Homeownership cost as a share of median income:
7) The breakdown of homeownership costs:
8) Income needed for homeownership cost to equal no more than 30% of annual income:
9) However, rapidly falling mortgage rates, driven by tumbling Treasury yields, should help ease the pressure:
10) Here is a look at retail rent growth by city:
11) Key barriers to AI adoption in US businesses:
12) Aging US infrastructure exceeds expected lifespans:
